Tire truck



TIRE TRUCK Filed Feb. 11, 1946 v I-IIVVENVTOR. W/4. 6 57 715 I J 4 Mgg Patented Aug. 17, 1948 TIRE TRUCK Walter. A. Settle, Jefferson; ;reg;-;N ila\-Rl Settle executrixof said Walter A. Settle, deceased 'Applic'ation'February 11, 1931-6 Serial No; 646 ,-79-I -=G laims. (Cl. 2l4e-65.4-)

This invention relates, .to tire: trucks;

l An object oi the inventionuisc'the provisionofta' truck for transportingv heavy truck tires to and fronra vehicle; wheel including means for rock,- ing the: tire to either side ofsth'everticalin order to position said" tire properly: for aligning the usualrb'olt: openingsxin the v central: disk of the demountablesrim with. the circumferentiallyr arrangedthreadedt bolts projective from. the: wheel hub;

Anotherxobject oi the inventionis the provision of. a: foldable-truck. for: transporting: heavy truck tires tdandfiom a'vehicle wheel, :said. truck in.- cludinga the support rockably. mounted in parallel relation with awheel-supportedaxle so that the usual'bolt openings in the disk: of a; demountablerim. may be. aligned with the threaded bolts projecting from'the. hub of the: vehicle Wheel, said supportalso being rockable. at right. angles tofthe prior rocking.- movement so that the: tire .be raised-or.- lowered.

A furtherxobject of the inventionisthe-provision of a truck for transporting-heavy truck tires to and from. a vehicle wheel, in whichanoperatlngthandleaand a tire support/carried by the handlearerrockable in a plane parallel to a wheelsupported axle ,on whichthe handle is mounted and also, in a plane at right angles to: said-axle so that the tire; mounted on. the usual rim may: be loweredior'rai'sedi or tilted to either side of a vertical for aligning the bolt holes in the disk of the rim with the threaded boltsprojecting laterally from. the hub of the vehicle wheel, an. adjustable means being employed in cooperation. with the tire support in the axle for retaining the tire on the truck.

This, invention consists in. the novel construction, arrangement and combinations of parts hereinafter more particularly described and claimed;

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a View in perspective of a truck constructed in accordance with the. principles of my invention.

Figure 2 is a side view of the truck showing the manner in which a tire is carried.

Figure 3 is a front view of the truck disclosing the manner in which the support for the tire is tilted in a plane parallel to the wheel-supported axle of the truck, and

Figure 4 is a fragmentary transverse vertical section through the axle of the truck.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, Ill designates an axle on which a sleeve I I is mounted. A wheel l2 at each end of the sleev carries said axle A bar: 1%: U -shaped;'1ncross section, receives the sleeve and is welded thereto so: zt hat the sleevd and bar:.are.ro ckable. onv the: axle.v

' A block: lii lSilSEGlllGd tor-thee,outeruface of a. flange 15.01? the bar :l3.--. and projects upwardly from; said bar". A'perforati-on .l'lr-in the block 3118:! ceives a pivot...pin.xl1.rrfor a: purposewwhictrwililvbe presently described.

A-lsupporthfor a tire [8 includes an oscillating plate 20 which is-irrflati contactrwith a fiatwall :2!- of thebar l3.. Theplate has aperforationwhich receives thepin: I! carried by-'the:block ..l 4 so-that said plate: mayhbe' rocked on the-pin. "An-arm 22 projects; forwardly from eachend oi saidzplate; The outer ends. of said arms. are-:ourvedxto conform to: the curvaturevof thehsideawalls and: tread of; a. tire. totbesupported thereby. These; arms form a saddle to receive the lower portion of the tire.

It: willbe: notedthat eabh end of'thet-plate is provided with. an angular offset 2.3 and. it; is; from such offsets. that the arms 22. project so thatlsaid arms-are located in alower, horizontal plane than thelbottom. edge of the=p1ate;20, Theangular oil?- sets properly position; the curvedarmsn so that the saddle thus formed will neatly receivethe tire.

A handle generally-designated by the. numeral 25 is formed a spaced parallel rodsZ-ficonnected at the. outer ends thereof to a. hand-grip. 21-,- --'The inner endsv 281 of. therods arebent downwardly in a divergent manner and. are. secured in. vany ,approved manner to one face of the plate .20.. A brace bar 29 is located at each. side of the handle 25. The upper ends of said brace bars. are boltedat30 to the rods 26. witha spacing collar 3 l. receivedby the boltand dlsposedlbetweenf the rods. The lower ends 32 of the brace bars diverge and are secured in. any approved. manner to'the.

arms.2l3o for aidlngin supporting thelload on said arms when a truck tire is .restingli'n thesaddle.

A top support. for the. tire l'8' includes a curved shoe 35v neatly fitting the-upper portion vofv the tire [8. An integrally .formed rod 3E=extends rearwardly from said shoe and has spaced notches 31 adapted to be received by a pin 38 carried by the upper ends of the spaced rods 26. The outer end of the rod 36 is bent downwardly at 39 and a pin 40 mounted in the free end of the portion 39 prevents the rod 36 from being displaced from its position between the rods 25,

When not in use for aiding in retaining a tire in position on the saddle, the rod 36 and the integrally formed shoe 35 are moved downwardly to the dotted line position shown in Figure 2 with the pin 40 preventing displacement of the rod from the handle 25. At this time, one of the notches 31 in the rod 36 will engage the pin 38.

The operation of the truck is as follows:

When applying a heavy tire to the truck it is necessary to lift the tire since the handle may be tilted to the dotted line position shown in Figure 3 whence the tire may be rolled into position on the saddle and seated between and on the curved arms 22 which constitutes said saddle. However, the supporting rod 36 and shoe 35 are swung to an elevated position before the tire is placed in the saddle. In other words, the shoe is raised with the rod 36 pivoting on the pin 38 untilthe pin 40 engages the under face of the members 26. At this time, the rod will remain in an inoperative position.

the shoe engages over the top of the previously positioned tire. The truck may now be moved to the vehicle wheel which requires a tire-replacement. 1

The handle 25 of the tire transporting truck is either raised or lowered to obtain the proper elevation so that the holes in the disk of the demountable rim will approximately align with the projecting threaded bolts on the hub of the vehicle wheel.

In order to complete the alignment, it may be necessary to rock the handle to one side of a vertical plane passing through the pivot pin l'l carried bythe passage IS in thelblock Hi attached to the member l3 which is rockable on the axle l0. When the proper alignment has been made, the truck can be moved toward the hub of the vehicle wheel sufficiently to cause the bolts to receive the holes in the supporting disk of the rim. I

The truck is also employed for transporting tires away from a vehicle wheel. In this case, the saddle is placed beneath a tire after which the shoe 35 is engaged over the top of said tire. With the usual nuts removed from the threaded bolts on hub of the vehicle wheel, the handle 25 may be lowered to slightly raise the tire, and when necessary, the handle may be rocked to one side. By withdrawing the truck from the hub, the tire will be removed readily.

Although a preferred and practical embodiment of the invention is disclosed herein, it is to be understood that various modifications may be made within the'scope of the appended claims.

Having thus fully describedmy invention, I

claim:

,1. A truck for transporting tires comprising a wheel-supported axle, a handle, a rockable means mounted on the axle with the axle forming the axis for the rockable means, means pivotally at taching the handle on the rockable means so that said handle may .not only be rotated on they axle but may be rocked in planes parallel to said axle, an extension on the lower end of the handle to provide a saddle for supporting a tire and gagement with the upper portion of the tire for After the tire is seated in the saddle, the rod retaining the tire in elevated position.

3. A truck for transporting tires comprising a wheel-supported axle, a sleeve received by said axle, a bar having flanges embracing the sleeve and secured thereto, said bar having a flat side, a

plate in contact with the flat side, means pivotally mounting the plate on the bar, a handle having the lower end secured to the plate adjacent the pivotal mounting so that the plate may be rocked on the pivotal mounting and also on the axle, curved arms projecting forwardly from the plate, adapted to receive and support a tire and means connected with the upper end of the handle for retaining the tire in an elevated position.

4. A truck for transporting tirescomprising a wheel-supported axle, a sleeve received by said axle, a bar having flanges embracing the sleeve and secured thereto, said bar having a flat side, a plate in contact with the fiat side, means pivotally mounting the plate on the bar, a handle having the lower end secured to the plate adjacent the pivotal mounting so that the plate may be rocked on the pivotal mounting and also on the axle, curved arms projecting forwardly from the plate, adapted to receive and support a tire, the upper end of the handle being provided with a pin, a rod having notches at one end adapted to be received by the pin, and a curved member at the other end engageable over the top of the'tire for retaining the tire in an elevated position.

5. Truck for handling tires comprising a wheel supported axle, a handle having on its lower end spaced tire supporting arms, said handle being pivotally associated with the axle by a pivot intermediate said arms, the axis of said pivot being perpendicular to the axis of the axle.

WALTER A. SETTLE.

' REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS;

Baum Jan. 29,1946 

